Mary Landrieu, after being asked what she would "need" to see to support a climate bill during a hallway encounter in the Capitol Tuesday. "It's not what I need, it's what I believe what the people that I represent believe. ...

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No amount of federal aid could get around Louisianas dysfunctional political habits, he writes.

The best part of this video is where Jeff Flake, one of the few small government Republicans, claims that he gets "beaten like a rented mule" for opposing earmarks. Enjoy.

In the days and weeks following the devastating Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti, the outpouring of support, relief and compassion from around the world has been an inspiration. And once again, the American people have shown that in the face ...

Mary Landrieu phone tampering case gets drawn out a bit (O'Keefe will walk)

Mary Landrieu (D-La.) said today that latest Senate jobs/taxes bill, which passed Wednesday, includes $620 million in new funding to keep popular SBA loan guarantee and fee reduction programs solvent through the end of the year and ...

Mary Landrieu on This Week with George Stephanopoulos defending the "need" to keep the private insurance system in place. Would somebody please ask one of these politicians just what value the industry provides to the American public?

Mary Landrieu's New Orleans office, including conservative activist James O'Keefe. Louis Moore, the magistrate judge for the federal district court in New Orleans, agreed Wednesday to motions on behalf of the four to extend the time by ...

Mary Landrieu (D-LA) has announced that she is the Murky Dem supporting the lobbyist-directed effort to prevent action by President Obama to slow global warming. Because she “believes the Clean Air Act is not meant to be applied to ...